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George Russell frustrated by bad luck after losing F1 championship lead

Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday meaning he overtook team-mate Russell at the top of the F1 standings

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Toto Wolff explains George Russell's costly Mercedes issue after Japanese Grand Prix

Toto Wolff revealed that a software 'bug' in George Russell’s Mercedes cost him a place to Charles Leclerc during the Japanese Grand Prix

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Kimi Antonelli claims second straight victory with Japanese Grand Prix success

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Toto Wolff jokes about masterminding Kimi Antonelli's success: "Can you tell Susie"

After Kimi Antonelli secured his second consecutive win, Toto Wolff reflected on the 19-year-old's rapid transformation from a 'lost kid' at the factory to the world championship leader

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Vote for the best driver in the 2026 F1 Japanese GP

Kimi Antonelli might have claimed victory in the Suzuka race, but who do you think was the best driver in Japan?

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Fast Piastri start can't stop Antonelli's Suzuka win

Oscar Piastri has finished his first race of the F1 season and come home second behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli at the Japan Grand Prix.

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Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese Grand Prix to overtake George Russell in race for F1 title

Italian becomes youngest F1 championship leader

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2026 F1 Championship: Kimi Antonelli is the youngest leader

Antonelli takes the lead of the 2026 drivers' championship following his victory in the Japanese GP - check out the latest Formula 1 standings after the third round of the season at Suzuka

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Kimi Antonelli wins Japan Grand Prix to become youngest F1 championship leader

Italian leads his Mercedes teammate George Russell by nine points with Oscar Piastri second for McLaren in his first race of the season

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Five quick takeaways from F1's 2026 Japanese Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli wins again and moves into the championship lead

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F1 Japanese GP: Safety car helps Antonelli to victory

At Suzuka, Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to clinch a second F1 win; he took the championship lead in the process

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George Russell rues bad luck as Kimi Antonelli claims second straight win at Japanese Grand Prix

Antonelli took advantage of a safety car period following British driver Ollie Bearman’s 191mph crash at Suzuka

The Independent UK

F1 Japanese GP: Safety car helps Kimi Antonelli to victory

At Suzuka, Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to clinch a second F1 win, taking the championship lead in the process

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Ollie Bearman escapes serious injury after crashing out of Japanese Grand Prix

Bearman lost control of his Haas at high speed as he attempted an aggressive pass on Alpine’s Franco Colapinto for 15th on the 22nd lap.

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Kimi Antonelli goes back-to-back with victory in Suzuka – as it happened

Italian makes it two in a row with a dominant second half of the race in Japan with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in second

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George Russell urged to "reassert himself" at Mercedes amid Kimi Antonelli threat

David Coulthard has warned that George Russell must assert his authority at Mercedes after Kimi Antonelli’s rapid rise intensified their early title fight

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Lewis Hamilton doubts Ferrari’s F1 upgrades amid Mercedes dominance in Japan

The seven-time world champion could only qualify sixth for Sunday’s race at Suzuka

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Max Verstappen explains why he kicked out British F1 journalist: ‘He laughed in my face’

Verstappen caused a stir on Thursday in Japan when he instructed a reporter to ‘get out’ from his media session

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Max Verstappen casts doubt over F1 future by claiming he is ‘beyond frustrated’

Verstappen was eliminated in Q2 in Japan and out-qualified by his Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar.

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Karun Chandhok impressed by Kimi Antonelli: "Had the upper hand" over George Russell all weekend

Karun Chandhok praised Kimi Antonelli’s consistent speed at Suzuka after the Mercedes driver outperformed George Russell to take Japanese GP pole

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Here’s the starting grid for F1’s 2026 Japanese Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli secured pole position in Suzuka for the 2026 Japanese F1 Grand Prix. Check out the provisional starting grid, pending final approval by the FIA

Evening Standard

Mercedes continue early-season dominance as Kimi Antonelli pips George Russell to pole in Japan

Italian starts first on race day for the second time in as many races as Max Verstappen struggles to get to grips with his Red Bull

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Toto Wolff admits George Russell faces Japanese GP challenge after Mercedes tweak backfires

Toto Wolff has warned George Russell will carry a disadvantage into the Japanese Grand Prix after a Mercedes set-up tweak

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Kimi Antonelli pips frustrated George Russell to pole at Japanese Grand Prix

Buoyed by his maiden victory in China, Antonelli delivered another composed performance to secure top spot in Suzuka

The Guardian - AU

Kimi Antonelli on F1 Japanese GP pole in Mercedes lockout with George Russell

Italian finished 0.298sec ahead of George Russell as Oscar Piastri qualified third, with his McLaren teammate Lando Norris fifth

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